308 stories by "Helen McWilliams"
The Rat Pack is of course formed of Frank Sinatra (David Alacey), Sammy Davis Junior (Des Coleman) and Dean Martin (Paul Drakeley) and a tribute show to the popular late trio wouldn't be a t…
"'Chummy' is a beautiful neo noir story written by John Foster about a cat and mouse game played between a private investigator and a wannabe serial killer. I play Jackie Straker, an ex poli…
Waiting For God was a television comedy series that I thoroughly enjoyed watching when it was on our screens, Stephanie Cole and Graham Crowden were a dream team in my humble opinion. I wond…
I enjoy working with the different 'Billys', they all bring some different to the role and they're all so talented. My favourite moment is when Billy shows his letter from his mum to Mrs Wil…
Following a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2016, Pharmacy Theatre present the London transfer of their debut show " a highly-acclaimed adaptation of death penalty investigator Rene D…
Pop-Up Opera have announced their Summer Season as they continue to challenge the way opera is traditionally performed. This summer, Pop-Up Opera return with a rarely-seen opera from the lat…
Break A Leg favourite, Rebecca Johnson is currently appearing in All Our Children at Jermyn Street Theatre and she took time out in between shows, to chat about her latest role in the five s…
"The production of Cyrano is based on a man called Cyrano de Bergerac and he is a poet, a swordsman, a musician, everything you could possibly want but he's got this massive nose which peopl…
I have recently had the pleasure of watching Harry on stage alongside Anne Reid and James Bolam in a new play called Fracked! Or please Don't Use The F-Word. I was delighted to chat with Har…
After a critically acclaimed run at the Arts Theatre in 2015, Madelaine Cunningham's Full Circle plays London again at Theatre N16 this May, which she first performed in her native South Afr…
Claire Machin is an actress who has been on my little radar for quite some time, she's a versatile performer with an incredible singing voice and I think that her latest role as Cora in The …
Welcome to Break A Leg's first vlog, it's an exciting time to be able to move forward and consider a different way of featuring our interviewees. I've really loved doing this first one, beca…
Dennis Potter's controversial and previously banned, dark, harrowing and twisted comedy, is perhaps not as shocking today as it undoubtedly was back in the 70's. However, what's notable abou…
Stephen Unwin is a name I am familiar with as a director, and in my experience he's an incredibly talented director. His debut play, All Our Children is set in 1941 and throws a spotlight on…
Mamma Mia is a smash hit West End musical and its easy to see why, I've seen it a few times before in the west end " many years ago, now. Therefore I was keen to see how it would work as a t…
The Scarecrows' Wedding is a stage adaptation of the bestselling book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler. It's a love story about two scarecrows " Betty O'Barley & Harry O'Hay " w…
"I'm probably biased, but I would say that I think it's the ultimate feel-good night out at the theatre and my parents have seen it twenty times (and counting!) so that's got to be a good si…
"Firstly, it's an honor to be playing the first English translation of 'The Pulverised' after it won the prestigious Grand Prix de la Literature at the National Theatre of Strasbourg. It's a…
Paper Hearts is an uplifting rom-com musical set in a high street bookshop. Think 'You've Got Mail' but this time it has an awesome pop/folk score and it's half set in Russia. It sounds unus…
Fracked or Please Don't Use The F-Word is written by Alistair Beaton and couldn't be a more current piece in the current political climate. The fact that it has two more mature characters at…
Victoria Yeates is best known for her role in Call The Midwife, she is usually found beneath a wimple as Sister Winifred " however she is currently appearing Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucibl…
I'm really looking forward to seeing Brimstone & Treacle and I always thoroughly enjoy productions at The Hope Theatre " so I caught up with Matthew Parker, award-winning Artistic Direc…
I love playing Mrs Lyons, it's a great part and an acting part which is what I do but as I'm also a singer it's a lovely opportunity to do both, really.
It's 1968. America's Swingin' Sweethearts, Pete Bartel and Keely Stevens, are performing live on national television! The only catch? They haven't spoken to each other in five years. As the …
Dark Vanilla Jungle is running at Theatre N16 from 25 March to 31 March 2017. Break A Leg chatted to Director, Samson Hawkins about the production.
